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ISBN 9789527222195
Weight 592 g / Dimensions 21 x 26 cm / 88 pages
Cruise explores the uniquely Finnish subculture of Pilluralli – the tradition of cruising around small-town squares, gas stations, and parking lots in modified cars like Toyota Corollas and Ford Escorts. With passengers ranging from rowdy friends to new crushes, Pilluralli is a blend of car culture, youthful rebellion, and social ritual. Through Jussi Puikkonen’s lens, Pilluralli becomes more than just a pastime – it’s a vibrant community that fosters belonging, creativity, and camaraderie. This intimate and visually compelling photography book captures the humor, inventiveness, and spirit of a subculture often dismissed as aimless or disruptive. From hilariously over-the-top car modifications to the ingenious ways teens carve out their own social spaces, ‘Cruise’ celebrates the resilience and resourcefulness of youth.
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ISBN: 978-3-905509-75-5
Hardcover, 96 pages, 48 color images
26.5 × 30.3 cm
“Finland is a rare exception in the North,” the artist Jussi Puikkonen describes his country. On vacation is a poetic journey in photographs, that plays out over the course of nine months, during which Finland rests in hibernation. Only during the three summer months are the Finnish people, like the tourists, to be beheld outside, the rest of the time they prefer to hide in their homes. The exceptions are the popular and classical holiday bathing places like Hanki or Naantali where even in the winter months a breath of the holiday activities remains tangible. Exactly this mood is what Puikkonen captures in his landscape photography. A book about holiday places that make holidays on their own.
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